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.gitignore

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+bin/
+obj/
+/packages/
+riderModule.iml
+/_ReSharper.Caches/

Lingo.sln

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+
+Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Lingo", "Lingo\Lingo.csproj", "{7C55B2BF-A35B-408C-A143-09E9C8D3F24F}"
+EndProject
+Global
+	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
+		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
+		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
+		{7C55B2BF-A35B-408C-A143-09E9C8D3F24F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7C55B2BF-A35B-408C-A143-09E9C8D3F24F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{7C55B2BF-A35B-408C-A143-09E9C8D3F24F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{7C55B2BF-A35B-408C-A143-09E9C8D3F24F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+	EndGlobalSection
+EndGlobal

Lingo/Game.cs

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+namespace Lingo;
+
+public abstract class Game
+{
+    public string Solution { get; }
+    public int AttemptsRemaining { get; protected set; }
+    public List<string> Guesses { get; protected set; } = new();
+    public bool IsWon { get; protected set; }
+    public bool IsLost { get; protected set; }
+    
+    public abstract string EvaluateGuess(string guess);
+    
+    public virtual bool MakeGuess(string guess)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+}
+
+public class LingoGame : Game
+{
+    public override string EvaluateGuess(string guess)
+    {
+        return guess;
+    }
+}

Lingo/Lingo.csproj

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+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+    <PropertyGroup>
+        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+        <TargetFramework>net10.0</TargetFramework>
+        <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+        <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <ItemGroup>
+        <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.55.3-alpha.0.18"/>
+    </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>

Lingo/Program.cs

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+namespace Lingo;
+
+using Spectre.Console;
+
+class Program
+{
+    static void Main(string[] args)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            bool isRunning = true;
+
+            do
+            {
+                AnsiConsole.Clear();
+
+                string userSelection = AnsiConsole.Prompt(
+                    new SelectionPrompt<string>()
+                        .Title("Choose play or quit ")
+                        .AddChoices
+                        (
+                            "1. Play Lingo",
+                            "2. Quit"
+                        )
+                );
+                switch (userSelection)
+                {
+                    case "1. Play Lingo":
+                        Console.WriteLine("Let's go! Press Any  Key To Continue");
+                        Console.ReadLine();
+                        break;
+                    case "2. Quit":
+                        isRunning = false;
+                        break;
+                }
+                //This is where the Switch will be.
+            } while (isRunning);
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            AnsiConsole.MarkupLine($"[red]Error:[/] {ex.Message}");
+            Console.ReadLine();
+        }
+    }
+}

Lingo/Words.cs

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+namespace Lingo;
+
+public static class Words
+{
+    public static readonly List<string> CommonFiveLetterWords = new List<string>
+    {
+        "about", "above", "actor", "adult", "after", "again", "agent", "agree", "ahead", "alarm", "album", "alert",
+        "alike", "alive", "allow", "alone", "along", "alter", "among", "anger", "angle", "angry", "apart", "apple",
+        "apply", "arena", "argue", "arise", "array", "arrow", "aside", "asset", "audio", "audit", "avoid", "award",
+        "aware", "awful", "badly", "baker", "basic", "basis", "beach", "beard", "beast", "begin", "being", "below",
+        "bench", "berry", "birth", "black", "blade", "blame", "blind", "block", "blood", "board", "boast", "bonus",
+        "boost", "bound", "brain", "brand", "brave", "bread", "break", "breed", "brick", "bride", "brief", "bring",
+        "broad", "broke", "brown", "brush", "buyer", "cabin", "cable", "camel", "canal", "candy", "cards", "carry",
+        "cases", "catch", "cause", "chair", "chart", "chase", "cheap", "cheat", "check", "cheek", "cheer", "chess",
+        "chest"
+    };
+}